Jerry, was wondering how that 8x40 was serving you.
If you get the chance I would love to see a pic of it on your rifle.
I'm seriously thinking of ordering one and putting it on my Ti 6.5-284.
Worth noting again...
Oddly, though, a typical 3-10x scope may not result in much advantage even then, due to parallax. Most variables up to 10x don't have adjustable objectives or side-focus knobs, because parallax normally isn't a big problem up to 10x. But I've tested a bunch of scopes over the years, and many popular 3-9x and 3-10x variables have noticeable parallax out at 300-500 yards, sometimes several inches. This is because typical hunting scopes are factory-corrected for parallax at somewhere between 100 and 200 yards, which doesn't guarantee anything at 400.
In contrast, a 4x or 6x scope will rarely have more than an inch or two of parallax at 400 yards, and often none at all. This is because parallax is partly affected by depth of field. Lower-X scopes, like wide-angle camera lenses, have more depth of field than high-magnification scopes and lenses. This allows the reticle to remain in the focal plane when shooting at various distances.
